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1975 Ice Hockey World Championships
1975 edition of the IIHF World Ice Hockey Championship
1975 edition of the IIHF World Ice Hockey Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1975 |
| country | West Germany |
| dates | 3–19 April |
| num_teams | 6 |
| venues | 2 |
| cities | 2 |
| type | ih |
| winners | USSR |
| count | 14 |
| second | Czechoslovakia |
| third | Sweden |
| fourth | Finland |
| games | 30 |
| goals | 272 |
| attendance | 169000 |
| scoring_leader | URS Viktor Shalimov 19 points |
| prevseason | [1974](1974-ice-hockey-world-championships) |
| nextseason | [1976](1976-ice-hockey-world-championships) |
The 1975 Ice Hockey World Championships were the 42nd Ice Hockey World Championships and the 53rd European Championships of ice hockey. The tournament took place in West Germany from 3 to 19 April and the games were played in Munich and Düsseldorf. Six teams took part in the main tournament, each playing each other twice. The Soviet Union won all of their games, and became World Champions for the 14th time, and won their 17th European title.
This year did not offer much in the way of drama, with the expected order of finish happening again, and the host not even playing in the top level tournament. This helped to change the player eligibility rules and change the format. Finland narrowly missed a medal again, finishing fourth for the sixth straight year.
World Championship Group A (West Germany)
With Group A expanding to eight teams in 1976 no nation was relegated.
World Championship Group B (Japan)
Played in Sapporo 14–23 March.
With Group A expanding to eight teams in 1976, both East and West Germany were promoted, and no nation was relegated. Canada had been offered a spot in Group A first, but they declined until 1977. Additionally, the top six nations qualified for the Innsbruck Olympics.
World Championship Group C (Bulgaria)
Played in Sofia 1–10 March. China was supposed to participate but forfeited.
Norway and Bulgaria were promoted to Group B.
Ranking and statistics
Tournament Awards
- Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goaltender: CSK Jiří Holeček
- Best Defenceman: FIN Pekka Marjamäki
- Best Forward: URS Alexander Yakushev
- Media All-Star Team:
- Goaltender: URS Vladislav Tretiak
- Defence: FIN Pekka Marjamäki, URS Valeri Vasiliev
- Forwards: CSK Vladimír Martinec, URS Vladimir Petrov, URS Alexander Yakushev
Final standings
The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:
| 6 |
|---|
European championships final standings
The final standings of the European championships according to IIHF:
| 5 |
|---|
References
References
- Duplacey 503
- Duplacey pg506
- [https://www.passionhockey.com/hockeyarchives/mondial1975.htm China forfeits Group C.]
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